Door glass question

[soltz]

Reading a comment from Torch I have a question and don't want to steal some ones thread so I'll ask here.
Torch mentioned flat window glass in place of curved in the doors. if anyone has done this or seen it done could you explain the process [S, as torch said, chop top nightmares.
Thanks for any help and have a great day [cl

 

[Sam_Fear]

Some of the new vehicles now have side windows made of safety glass (not tempered). You might be able to find a new donor to cut your sides from.

I'd try to find a way to go curved first. The flat glass usually looks kinda out of place.

 

[sneakysnake]

Ive not heard of switching them.Curved glass is tempered and cant be cut.Flat safety glass can be cut but wont fit in the curved window frame.I know when doing a chop on newer stuff most just fix it so the window is not rolled all the way up and a spacer is added to the window frame.
What is it your trying to exactly?

 

[Yankee Transplant]

Ive seen a man cut glass that has the plastic in it .. Is that saftey glass ? he cut it on both sides which is (2 peice's glass with pastic in the middle) then slightly popped it and it broke on his score marks . but the plastic was still holding it together . So he put liter fluid on the the crack and lit it on fire and it melted the plastic . Then he sanded the ruff off the edge .. like I said I dont know if this was saftey glass or what ..

 

[Sam_Fear]

That's safety glass. All windshields are like that. Since about 1950, most all other glass started being made with tempered glass - it can't be cut.

 

[Yankee Transplant]

so if we can find a back glass out of a truck we can cut it and make a windshield out of it or door glass .. right ? soltz .. i'm not trying to steel your thread either ,, but I dont have any glass for my chopped truck

 

[Sam_Fear]

You can take a template to a glass shop and they will cut you a piece for about $40-50.

All glass is etched with a label somewhere stating if it is tempered or safety.

 

[sneakysnake]

so if we can find a back glass out of a truck we can cut it and make a windshield out of it or door glass .. right ? soltz .. i'm not trying to steel your thread either ,, but I dont have any glass for my chopped truck

New flat safety glass is cheap enough to not mess with old glass.

 

[Torch]

I was out looking at the truck tonight and I noticed i might be able to chop the doors and just roll the windows up not so far if I can move them back in the door a little

vent windows are both curved and tempered dont know what i's do there

To straighten the glass channel out and my curve is very slight....
I'd probably cut metal from a door that had straight glass in it and after cutting the curved lip from my doors use these strait lips to reconstruct the door.
Naturally the window side edge would no longer follow the shape of the door

If I could find an existing door glass that was close with the right curve I could eliminate the vent windows and maybe even fill the space with mirror mounts

 

[soltz]

Thanks' guys, all good things to think about. Sam any idea what years we're talking about for safety side glass? I have not heard about that. [S
It would make it to easy [cl

 

[Bamamav]

You may just have to use plexiglas or Lexan. I would lean toward the Lexan myself. If it's good enough for a race car, it's good enough for a side glass in a street car. Now as a windsheild in a street car, it might be as good.

 

[Yankee Transplant]

Plexi will be ok for a short while , but will scratch up and get a haze on it ... (well it did on my dune buggy) couldnt see out of it at night with on coming lights . and its was about $80 a sheet , lexan is more , because you can bend it and it dont brake . And it will stay bent

 

[Sam_Fear]

Thanks' guys, all good things to think about. Sam any idea what years we're talking about for safety side glass? I have not heard about that. [S
It would make it to easy [cl

I started a thread awhile back. I'm sure there are more. http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30416

 

[Sam_Fear]

Try searching "laminated car door glass" on Google shopping.

I read on the HAMB a lot of replacement glass is laminated.

 

[billy]

my windshield cost about 50 bucks at the glass shop
it is flat but it was new and they cut it while i waited.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Hey Soltz - how are tyou going to cut the windshield? Doing it yourself? Just cutting off the top? How about the sides?

I always called laminated glass 'safety glass', but after a bit of reading I see tempered glass is considered safety glass too.

If you go junkyard walking you might be able to find a door glass from something else that is the right size or close? It's possible. Like a 4dr Chevelle or something similar to what you're body style and year are.